Shady Cove School

Set in Shady Cove, Oregon, Shady Cove School is a compact K-5 school, one of the schools within Eagle Point SD 9. It hosts 183 students across grades K through 6. That puts it 43% smaller than the typical public school in Oregon, which averages around 321 students.

Eagle Point SD 9 runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 4,134 students. Shady Cove School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Shady Cove School reports that 78% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 2% Native American. Compared to Jackson County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.3:1. The state averages about 16.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 95% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Jackson County runs at roughly 84%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Shady Cove School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.4%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Jackson County) records that median household earnings sit near $73,999, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Jackson County's 70 public schools (combined enrollment of about 30,143 students), Shady Cove School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Eagle Rock Elementary School, around 9.6 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Shady Cove School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 27.9%.

Shady Cove School operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Shady Cove School has decreased 36%, going from 287 students in 2018 to 183 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 85% to 78% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 22.1:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 today.

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